Comment Wrong way..... (Score 1) 472
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I am not sure it is wrong for this guy to be punished. Yes jail time is probably not the right way but come on.... He didn't follow the "normal" way to publish a security hole. He sent thousands(if I read correctly) emails to the customers telling them how to break the system. I am involved in the security field, and when I find a hole, I contact the company and try and work with them to fix it. Heck, I am on hold with a company right now. If they don't seem to want to work toward fixing the issue, I publish it to BugTraq or a similar system.
This case appears to be a guy who is angry and using a dangerous means to get back at his previous employer. Then when they cry foul and throw their weight around, everyone bashes them saying how awful, he was just trying to help.
I think we need to rethink the causes we get behind.
Kevin
I am not sure it is wrong for this guy to be punished. Yes jail time is probably not the right way but come on.... He didn't follow the "normal" way to publish a security hole. He sent thousands(if I read correctly) emails to the customers telling them how to break the system. I am involved in the security field, and when I find a hole, I contact the company and try and work with them to fix it. Heck, I am on hold with a company right now. If they don't seem to want to work toward fixing the issue, I publish it to BugTraq or a similar system.
This case appears to be a guy who is angry and using a dangerous means to get back at his previous employer. Then when they cry foul and throw their weight around, everyone bashes them saying how awful, he was just trying to help.
I think we need to rethink the causes we get behind.
Kevin
